This
second '68 mini-series has the same premise as the first one:
what if the events in Night of the Living Dead really happened
in 1968? And what if those events weren't an isolated incident, but
occurred simultaneously around the world with no real explanation?
This could go on for a thousand issues, really, just hitting
different locales around the world. So far these '68 series
and one-shots have focused on the Viet Nam War.

The
Scars mini-series focuses on the parents of an American
Vietnamese soldier, and their son's time over in Nam. Scenes switch
back and forth between New York and the jungle. Nat Jones' artwork
seems overly scratchy compared to the first mini-series. Maybe I am
mistaken, I dunno. It just doesn't seem to be the same quality as the
other series. The story itself is still really good, crammed with
tons of real Viet Nam locales and events.

Artwork from the '68: Hardship one-shot by Jeff Zornow.

The
'68: Hardship one-shot is great. It's a story about a
shell-shocked Viet Nam vet who comes home to the farm because of a
family emergency. The army were considering releasing him on a
Section 8 anyways, but were presented with this case. He is given a
hardship release because the Section 8 requires more paperwork. Once
home, he has a difficult time returning to civilian life, as did so
many other veterans. Then the farm becomes overrun by zombies. In his
crazed mind, he sees the zombies as Charlie and gives them a
what-for.

This
book was a good read but was marred by the scratchy, subpar artwork
in most of it. It's not my cup of tea. I liked the artwork in the
Hardship one-shot a lot. I'm not sure if I'm in for the
'68: Jungle Jim series, which will be collected in Vol. 3.

Junk
Food For Thought rating: 3.5 out of 5.

The
OCD zone- Image makes top quality trade paperbacks.

Paper
rating: 5 out of 5. This book has a heavyweight glossy coated
stock paper.

Binding
rating: 4 out of 5. Glued binding. Move along.

Cardstock
cover coating rating: 4 out of 5. Image uses that dull matte
finish coating, although certain areas (such as the red on the front
cover) have a separate screen print coating on them.